Çınar Art Workshops exhibition opens in Üsküdar with 39 works

The Çınar Art Workshops Exhibition, comprising 39 works by instructors and students of the Çınar International Culture and Art Center, which operates under the Çınar International Culture and Art Association (ÇINAR-DER), opened at the Mimar Sinan Gallery in Üsküdar. The exhibition was opened by the association's Secretary General, Nurhan Dadaşoğlu. Admission is free until 28 October, every day from 10:00 to 19:00.

The exhibition brings together the work of four instructors and their students. The works were produced using oil paint, acrylic paint, pastel, soft pastel, watercolour and ballpoint pen techniques. Batik on silk is also on display. The exhibition was curated by Fatoş Borbo.

What instructors and students say

Curator Fatoş Borbo said each work in the exhibition retains its own narrative. According to Borbo, colour and texture stand out in the oil and pastel works, while the particular possibilities of the material come to the fore in silk batik. Scientific plant drawings offer a detailed observation.

I hope the Çınar Art Workshops Exhibition opens new encounters through art and forms new bonds between those who create and those who view.

Instructor Funda Geniş Soy said the exhibition includes works by 39 artists, or more precisely, artist candidates. She said techniques including dry paint, watercolour, oil paint, pastel, Indian ink, gouache and charcoal were used. Instructor Nadire Özgen said the works feature flowers, insects, butterflies and animals. According to Özgen, the aim is to help students create works without distorting anatomical structure.

Student Arzu Yılmaz said she completed her work "Silent Scream" in approximately two months. She said the piece aims to depict women whose voices have not been heard. Nurcihan Velioğlu said her work "Apple Tree", inspired by childhood memories set in Trabzon, was completed in approximately two weeks. Instructor Mehmet Najafzadeh spoke about his work, made in oil paint, which depicts Istanbul evenings.

Source: cnnturk.com